Thanksgiving

My husband and I traveled to Alaska to see our daughter over Thanksgiving. It was so awesome to see so many sights that were rugged and wild. I saw a bald eagle fly majestically in the valley next to the rocky cliffs. Mountain goats on crags of a sheer cliff. The wonder of it all was almost too much to take in at times.  

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made. Without Him nothing was made that has been made.  John 1:1-3

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Halloween and Unicef

What a strange custom Halloween is. I remember as a child, I had no idea that you could get Candy. The first Halloween I remember, my sisters and brothers Trick-or-Treated for Unicef. Often our neighbors would say, "What?" We would repeat, all 8 of us, "Trick or Treat for Unicef." Then we would hold out our carefully constructed bowls of paper that were to remind us that children in faraway lands only received one bowl of rice per day. Two years in a row we did that. I still had no idea that other kids were getting candy.

Then it happened. We dressed up as usual, but this time after a dinner of grilled cheese sandwiches, we said, "Trick or Treat," and people gave us a piece of candy at every door. What a thrill.  And for that reason alone, I make sure I am home every Halloween to give little children candy. It’s a kid’s day. There are other messages about the day. But I choose it to be only a kid’s holiday for dress-up, candy and fun.

Below was taken from Unicef’s website - https://www.unicefusa.org/trick-or-treat/learn-more

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF began 68 years ago as a way to help kids still affected by World War II. Since then, millions of children across the United States have gone door to door on Halloween with UNICEF collection boxes, calling out, "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF!" The annual tradition of Kids Helping Kids® — involving donations big and small — has helped to raise nearly $177 million since 1950.




Be alert and of sober mind . Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ , after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 5:8-11